Record Number of Container Ships Waiting Off Ports of Long Beach, Los Angeles: Executive
California | October 20, 2021
The United States’ largest container port now has a record backlog of ships and containers, according to Gene Seroka, the executive director of the Port of Los Angeles.
“We have about two weeks’ worth of work sitting at anchor right now,” Seroka told CNN, adding that port workers are currently trying to prioritize the cargo that needs to move from the port as soon as possible.
Some 200,000 shipping containers remain on ships off the coast, he added.
“There’s product that needs to get out there in super-fast speed,” he said. “Think about the toys, the other Christmas product, and parts and components for factories.”…. (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)